Thread: Why handcode?
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08-29-2005, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Koobi
because hand coding keeps your skills sharp?

if i stopped hand coding and started using DW for a few months, i probably wouldn't improve as fast as i would if i hand code.

if you built a car with your own hands, wouldn't you know exactly how it works? if you purchased a machine that automates the process for you and does everything for you, you wouldn't know your car as well.

maybe i just don't trust programs and machines
but i also don't want to become dependant on something, like DW for example.
exactly.

Just what I was going to say.... and now I don't have anything to add.


...i also don't want to become dependant on something..
If I can handcode just great, I don't want to spend the money on a program like that if I can do it myself.